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Who is Tarana Burke? What was Burke’s childhood like? Burke’s involvement in anti-sexual violence activism is rooted in her own experience of childhood sexual abuse. In her book Unbound, she briefly describes how her victimization and other experiences inspired a deep-seated sense of shame. Let’s look at the experiences that encouraged her to start the “me too” movement.
What is organizational behavior management? What are the five steps of this management approach? Using the organizational behavior management approach, managers systematically analyze the factors that influence employee behavior, rather than relying on intuition or trial-and-error methods. Then, they carefully optimize both antecedents and consequences to maximize what Aubrey C. Daniels calls “discretionary effort.” Let’s explore the five steps and examine Daniels’s tips for success at every stage.
Do you want your dreams to become a reality? How did Arnold Schwarzenegger’s dreams evolve over time? In Be Useful, Arnold Schwarzenegger uses his life story to show how your dreams can guide you, though your aspirations will change over time. He suggests that just because your dreams change, doesn’t mean you’ll be set back in life. Continue reading to learn how to make your dreams come true.
What caused Tarana Burke to feel shame in her childhood? How can people’s comments on a child’s appearance affect their self-esteem? Burke explains that in addition to the sexual abuse she suffered as a child, two other major forces influenced her strong sense of shame. Strangers’ comments on her appearance and her mother’s humiliating punishments severely impacted how Burke thought of herself when she was young. Continue reading to learn more about these causes of childhood shame in Burke’s life.
How can you change unwanted employee behavior? What types of behaviors should managers target? The first step of Aubrey C. Daniels’s management approach is to identify the desired behavior by clearly defining your objective. The objective may be to solve a problem, like frequently missed deadlines, or achieve a goal, like heightened productivity. Keep reading to learn how to change employees’s behavior by identifying what you want out of them first.
How can you sell your dream to others? Why is a support system important to achieve your goals? As important as it is to motivate yourself and define the ambitions that drive you, the time will come when you have to rely on other people’s help to move forward. Therefore, a key step to achieving your dream is learning how to sell it to others so you can have supporters. Below, we’ll look at how to create a support system that will stick with you every step of the way.
How did Tarana Burke use her childhood shame to become an activist? Can anger be a good source of activism? Although Burke’s childhood was defined by shame, that feeling transmuted into anger when she was a teenager—and Burke channeled it into community activism. In Unbound, she discusses the events that led to this transformation and explores how activism made her feel empowered. Check out how to use anger as motivation by looking at Tarana Burke’s experiences.
What are the most useful types of employee performance data? What’s the difference between qualitative and quantitative data? In one step of Aubrey C. Daniels’s management approach, you collect baseline data about your employees’ current performances. You use this data as a reference point for evaluating the effectiveness of your behavioral intervention. Check out the two types of employee performance data you should collect.
Why is a positive mindset important for achieving your dreams? How can you get rid of negative thoughts about yourself? To sell yourself and others on the idea of your dream, you have to truly believe it without giving in to negativity. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s story shows that adopting a positive mindset, viewing hardships as opportunities, and managing time efficiently are powerful tools for achieving your dreams. Check out how to gain a positive mindset to make your dreams come true.
How did Tarana Burke become an activist for Black rights? How did Burke protest against Donald Trump in the Central Park Five case? Burke explains that she gradually divested from the Catholic church she’d grown up in and chose to attend a public high school. This transition took place because her grandfather, a fiercely pro-Black radical follower of activists like Malcolm X, encouraged her to read books about Black history and to question the church’s complicity in the slave trade. Keep reading to learn more about Burke’s activism beginnings in high school.